Robert & Jessi - Beloit Wedding/Family Photographer

When Jessi and Robert had originally discussed the planning of the engagement session, Jessi had mentioned wanting the fall colors. This fall the colors have been interesting, to say the least. Most of the leaves went from green to the ground practically overnight. After realizing, we searched for somewhere that had some sort of leaves left. The original date of the session, we woke up to rain - not a sprinkle - an all out thunderstorm. Pushing a session back in October can be rather risky in the north, as it can be anywhere from 20 to 80.  

The second date came, the weather was beautiful, and they brought along Robert's daughter, Hailey, for some pictures too! With all the frustrations of rearranging to begin with - it worked out in their favor! 

I brought along my husband, Matt, who is a great support and business partner. Not only does he do a great job helping to haul my stuff, blocking the sun or holding down some weeds (in this session!), but during some weddings this year he's caught some great pictures! 

I still enjoy giving him a hard time about being the "bag boy" - and it made for some interesting laughs, and some beautiful natural pictures with Robert and Jessi!

Enjoy your sneak peek! We are looking forward to your September 2011 wedding!   

'Fall'ing in love downtown - Rockford Wedding Photograher

Alana and Miguel had decided on heading downtown Rockford, IL to have some fun in the fall weather for their engagement session. It was almost funny, as generally fall weather is semi cooler and they had clothes appropriate for the weather. Well it ended up being rather warm - so we just pretended.

Alana is friend's with another friend of mine, and caught my booking for 09.10.11 up rather quickly. She's lucky that she did, as it seems to be a rather busy date for weddings. When we decided to meet and talk, turns out that Miguel and I had worked together at the local grocery store over 10 years ago. 

It definitely is a small world.

Miguel proposed to Alana in the bleachers at a Chicago Cubs game with family members around. I was surprised to not see a little Cubs wear in our session, which Miguel had selected the outfits for. So I started calling him Mr. GQ, and he was loving the camera. 

We had some fun strolling around downtown. Can't wait for their wedding next year!

Enjoy your sneak peek!

Miguel told me that I'll be famous for this picture.

I have to include one fun one...

Yes, this is the middle of State Street. 

Oh the fun in run, pose quick, and get out of the way!

A Country session under a Beautiful blue sky - Davis Wedding Photographer

When Scott and Jessie called to schedule their engagement session they mentioned taking pictures out at Scott's parents' home in Davis, IL. Scott gave me directions, mentioning that I would not be able to see the house from the street, and would have to drive a mile down a gravel road before even seeing the house.

Well needless to say, I had no clue where I was, no cell phone reception, and wasn't 100% sure that it was the driveway I should be on. As I'm driving and come over a hill, I am immediately thrilled (and hopeful) to be doing a session here. Thank goodness Scott's mother quickly informed me that I was in the right place.

We started our session, and the sky was as blue as it could possibly be. A perfect day for a photo session.

Looking forward to Scott & Jessie's June 2011 wedding! Enjoy your sneak peek! 

It wouldn't be a country session without a cornfield in a picture!

A Harley kind of Love - Rockford Wedding Photographer

I went out with Sarah and Josh this last week to do one of her engagement sessions, they will be married in July of 2011. Josh has a few "Man toys" and they had asked if I would be willing to do a session or two with them including the motorcycle and the car. 

For our first session we went out to Beckmann Mill outside of Beloit, WI to make use of the nice buildings, and a little county side. They were a perfect couple to photograph, making my job very easy! I enjoyed my morning with the two of them, and ready to go out with the car next!

Enjoy your sneak peek!

For this one, I had asked them to climb onto the bike and ride pass me a few times. This was the very first picture, I love this. It would look so very neat printed large! (Hint hint)

All you need in the world - Rockford Wedding Photographer

"All you need in the world is love and laughter. That's all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the other." -August Wilson

On Saturday, I had the pleasure of meeting with Melissa and Paul for their engagement session in Cherry Valley. Luckily, the wind settled down a little, and we caught some pictures before the rain started in. 

Paul and Melissa were fun to be with for the portion of the afternoon. Paul was definitely great for a laugh one out of every four shots. Whether we was making a funny face or pose, it was enjoyable to be around. I definitely caught some funny pictures in the little bit of time. 

I am looking forward to their June wedding and the laughter afterwards. 

Enjoy your sneak peek!

Winter Engagement - Kenosha/Milwaukee Wedding Photographer

Rachel and Chris are one of my June weddings for this summer. When we talked about doing their engagement session, Rachel really wanted to catch the snow - including some snow ball fights and snow angels. I was a little worried considering at home in Illinois all the grass is showing!

We met at Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha, WI. I was definately surprised to see all the snow. It was a beautiful sunny and warmer day to have some snow fun.

We had a nice time together, and I am looking forward to covering their June wedding!

I had a VERY hard time picking out the ones featured in the blog, so I did a few extras!

LOVE is in the air! - Rockford Wedding Photographer

Eric and Kristin inquired about me covering their June wedding, unfortunately I have another wedding scheduled the same day. They still asked for me to cover their engagement session, they chose to catch the end of this snow out at Atwood Park in New Milford, Illinois.

It was cold, however the sun was shining bright! We caught some great pictures! I enjoyed being outside with my multiple layers today!

Thank you to Eric & Kristin! Enjoy your sneak peek!